EARTHQUAKE DRILL. Government workers perform first aid to a victim during an earthquake drill held inside a hospital in Laoag City in his undated photo. On June 9, 2022, a bigger earthquake drill will be staged at the Capitol to further train employees on emergency response. (File photo of the Ilocos Norte PDRRMC) LAOAG CITY - Employees of the Ilocos Norte local government, along with other representatives from various national government agencies, are now preparing for the nationwide earthquake drill on Thursday, June 9. Michael Pe Benito of the Ilocos Norte Provincial Resiliency Office said in an interview Wednesday that there is a "need to capacitate government personnel on emergency response," particularly now that more people are expected to visit the home province of President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. As part of the preparation, various tools for vehicle extrication and equipment for search and rescue are currently being prepared in time for the e
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LAOAG CITY – The Pamulinawen Festival will be celebrated here on February 10 despite the threat of COVID-19. Malacañang has declared it a special non-working day under Proclamation No. 1088 signed by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea. The Pamulinawen Festival’s new normal edition will conform
PREPARATION.A worker on a boom lift fixes the new welcome arc of Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, along the Gilbert Bridge, in this undated photo. Laoag is preparing for the Pamulinawen Festival on Thursday (Feb. 10, 2022), a non-working holiday in the city. (PNA photo by Leilanie G. Adriano) LAOAG CITY - The Pamulinawen Festival will be celebrated here on February 10 despite the threat of Covid-19. Malacanang has declared it a special non-working day under Proclamation No. 1088 signed by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea. The Pamulinawen Festival's new normal edition will conform with minimum health and safety protocols, as approved by the Department of Health and the Inter-Agency Task Force. Pamulinawen is an Ilocano folk song about a tough woman. As per tradition, a band will march around the city at the first light of day, followed by a Mass and a theatrical presentation, dubbed Comedia Ilocana, featuring a moro-moro (scripted) fight due to the forbidden romance between a prince